Salim EDDE

CEO of Murex
President of MIM Museum

Salim Eddé is the co-founder of the software company Murex and a member of the USJ Board of Trustees. After completing his studies at Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour, he attended École Polytechnique in France, graduating in 1980. He then pursued chemical engineering at MIT and earned an MBA with a specialization in finance from the University of Chicago.

Eddé began his career as a chemical engineer at the Elf refinery in Saint-Nazaire before working as a consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton in Saudi Arabia. In 1986, he co-founded Murex, which has since become a global leader in risk management software for financial markets.

A passionate mineral collector, Eddé established the MIM Museum in Beirut in 2013, located at USJ’s Innovation and Sports Campus (CIS). The museum houses one of the world’s most significant private mineral collections, featuring over 2,000 crystals, and since 2017, a selection of Lebanon’s finest fossils.

Deeply committed to his country, he actively supports various associations and contributes to Lebanese educational institutions, including USJ, where he serves on its Board of Trustees. In recognition of his contributions, he was awarded the prestigious Doctor Honoris Causa from USJ by Prof. Salim Daccache, SJ, in October 2023.